It is too early to say how the political dynamic of the election is going to play out. That may take six months. The critical time is going to be when Sunni Arabs decide whether the political process is working for them. |
It reflects ongoing unpopularity of this war in those countries, but it's not a precipitous pullout. The impact is negative, but only mildly so. |
It sort of takes aim at the heart of his presidency. The idea of firing Rumsfeld for poor performance over the last three years is pretty close to saying the Bush presidency has failed. |
It's a referendum on the centerpiece of the Bush presidency. |
It's all to the good, as far as I'm concerned. We're at war. The Army and Marine Corps have been getting beat up. |
It's going to involve Iraqis hiding behind civilian populations, ambushing us from the basements and roofs of various buildings, trying to use shoulder-launched weaponry against our helicopters and making life difficult, |
It's not enough to just have a good day in Iraq. We had a good day on January 30, too. And then we had a good few weeks after that. And then things got as bad as ever. So we really have to think more strategically and not indulge in the luxury of letting ourselves think one good day equals real progress. |
It's not going well. That's really the simple answer. It's very hard to see how progress can be made in the economic realm without progress first in the security realm. |
It's not so much the quality of the people in the new team, since the old team also had a fair amount of ability. Rather, it's a matter of balance. There's a better balance than before, when the neocons appeared to dominate. |
More of our military capability should be on alert in this kind of situation to move within hours instead of days. This includes both people and equipment like low-draft boats capable of cutting through shallow water. |
On censure, senior Democratic leaders are probably right: It's a bad political move. Americans are angry with the president but not ready to bring him down. |
Once again this expresses Al Qaeda's complete naivete about the real impact of their actions. |
Our presence does help incite the violence, but our presence also helps keep a lid on things. |
Right now, let's face it. We're essentially using you and I and everyone else as canaries in the mine. We are the detectors. To the extent that people get sick, that is how we know that we've been attacked, |
Right now, let's face it. We're essentially using you and I and everyone else as canaries in the mine. We are the detectors. To the extent that people get sick, that is how we know that we've been attacked. |